Tolerance in multicultural education : development of interventionstrategies for educators

• Main Author: Cox, Cheryl Pearl
• Other Authors: Gouws, F. E.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Multicultural education; Perspectives; Principles; Culture; Race; Racism; Ethnicity; Bias; Anti-bias; Tolerance; Multilingual; Multi-religious; Diversity; Pluralism; Monocultural; Transformation; Anti-bias training programme; Intervention strategies; 370.1170968; Multicultural education > South Africa; Multicultural education > Great Britain; Multicultural education > United States; Educational change > South Africa; Toleration > South Africa
• Online Access: Cox, Cheryl Pearl (2002) Tolerance in multicultural education : development of interventionstrategies for educators, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17935>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17935

Multicultural education is only one of the major changes, which have occurred since the inception of the new democracy in South Africa. However, this inevitable change has resulted in many challenges for both educators and educational institutions. A literature study was done to discuss and clarity concepts of multicultural education, culture, race, ethnicity, bias and anti-bias. The perspectives, principles and history of multicultural education in the United States of America, Britain and South Africa were also investigated. An exploratory study, using a qualitative research design, was done to investigate educators' viewpoints on multicultural education in schools. The results of the investigation indicate that there is a lack of tolerance in schools and that educators require training and intervention strategies to help them cope with the changes in a multicultural education system in South Africa. Recommendations regarding training and policy implementation were discussed and intervention strategies for educators have been given. === Educational Studies === M. Ed. (with specialisation in Guidance and Counselling)